:31:03
Yes, Father.
:31:06
You will not be emperor.
:31:11
Which wiser, older man
is to take my place?
:31:13
My powers
will pass to Maximus...
:31:16
to hold in trust...
:31:19
until the senate
is ready to rule once more.
:31:23
Rome is to be
a republic again.
:31:29
- Maximus.
- Yes.
:31:37
My decision disappoints you?
:31:43
You wrote to me once...
:31:47
Listing the four chief virtues.
:31:50
Wisdom, justice...
:31:53
fortitude...
:31:55
and temperance.
:31:59
As I read the list,
I knew I had none of them.
:32:03
But I have other virtues, Father.
:32:06
Ambition.
:32:09
That can be a virtue
when it drives us to excel.
:32:13
Resourcefulness.
Courage.
:32:16
Perhaps not on
the battlefield, but...
:32:19
there are many forms of courage.
:32:23
Devotion to my family...
:32:26
and to you.
:32:30
But none of my virtues
were on your list.
:32:34
Even then it was as if
you didn't want me for your son.
:32:40
You go too far.
:32:42
I searched the faces
of the gods...
:32:46
for ways to please you,
to make you proud.
:32:51
One kind word...
:32:53
one full hug...
:32:55
where you pressed me
to your chest and held me tight...